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B. NORTON.

COMBINED FILLING AND POURING NOZZLE. No. 354,571. Patented Dee. 21,1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN NORTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO HIMSELF AND OLIVER WV.NORTON, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED FlLLINGi AND POURING NOZZLE.

SPECIFICATIOI'I forming part of Letters Patent N0. 354,571, datedDecember 21, 1886.

Application filed September 3, 1886. Serial No. 212,571. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN NORTON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Filling and PouringNozzles, of

which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an efficient and durablefilling and pouringnozzle of a simple and cheap construction, and which,while it may be easily operated, will not be liable to injury inshipment of the can to which it is attached.

In my invention the funnel or cup which is secured to the head of thecan or vessel, and to which the spout is attached, is made with a flatbase or bottom having a large central opening, through which the can maybe readily filled, and a vertical flange is turned up on said base orbottom rim to retain the packing or gasket of the valve-seat. The funnelor cup is made slightly inclined or flaring upward, so that the annularpacking or gasket may be readily inserted, and then a slight shoulder orcontraction is-made in the walls of the cup or funnel near its base,thus securely fixing the gasket in place and squeezing it between theouter vertical wall of the cup and the inner vertical flange surroundingthe filling-opening in the base of the cup or funnel. The upper edge orrim of the funnel is furnished with screw-threads, by which it issecured to a countersunk cap or cover, having screw-threads on itsvertical wall. This cover is provided with an outer depending flange orroll, which projects downward over the screw-threads, and thus protectsthem from injury, and at the same time affords a projecting and enlargedhand-hold for screwing or unscrewing the cap from the funnel. Thecentral portion of this cap is curved upward, and on its under side, inthe recess or cavity thusformed, a threaded nut is secured. Thevalve-screw, which consists of an ordinary stovebolt, passes throughthis nut. The valve consists of an upper plate having a central openingand conical recess conforming to the head of the screw, and a flatbottom plate having a vertical rim .with a flange turned over the edgeof the upper plate. To give the requisite stiffness and rigidity to thebottom plate, one or more flat plates are inserted be tween the upperand bot-tom plates of the valve. The valve thus has a smooth and truerigid face, which fits against the annular packing of the valve-seat.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which similar letters of reference indicatelike parts, Figure 1is a side elevation of a nozzle embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is acentral vertical section of the same.

y In said drawings, A represents the can or vessel to which the nozzleis applied.

B is the cup or funnel of the nozzle, having a slightly-flaring wall orbody, as shown in the drawings, and a flat base or bottom, I), furnished.with a large central opening, B. The inner edge of the bottom b, aroundsaid opening, is turned up or provided with a short vertical flange, Z).

G is the annular packing or gasket of' the valveseat, preferably a ringof linoleum, resting on the base-rim b, and confined at its inner andouter edges between the inner flange, b, and the outer wall ofthe funnelor cup, which wall is slightly contracted or furnished with a slightinwardly-projecting annular shoulder, 6 after the gasket has beeninserted, in order to secure it firmly in place. The rim or up per edgeof the funnel is furnished with screwthreads If, and the vertical rimor'wall d of the countersunk cap or cover D is furnished with similarscrew-threads, by which the-cap is secured to the cup or funnel. The cupis furnish ed with an outwardly and downwardly projecting flange orroll, d, which overhangs the screw-threads of the cap and funnel toprotect the same from injury,and also to afford an enlarged andprojecting hand-hold for screwing and unscrewing the cap. The centralportion of the cup D is curved upwardly, forming a recess or cavity, din which the threaded nut D is secured, the same being preferablysoldered to the under side of the cap.

E is the spout, soldered to the funnel B on the side thereof over anopening, 0, therein, smaller in diameter than the filling-opening B inthe bottom.

F is the valvescrew, having a thumb-piece,

f, soldered to its upper end after it is inserted through the nut D, andhaving a flat-faced conicalhead, f, at its lower end. The upper plate,G, of the valve has a conical recess or socket, g, conforming to thehead of the screw,

and the lower plate, G, of the valve is provided with a rim, g, havingan inturned flange, g, overlapping the edge of the upper valveplate, G,thus securing the two plates of the valve to the screw-head. One or morefiat disks, 9 are inserted between the valve-plates G G to give rigidityto the valve.

To fill the can, the cap D is unscrewed from the funnel or cup B, thusbodily removing the valve and valve-screw, when the liquid may be pouredin through the large opening B, the cup B serving as a funnel. Inpouring the liquid out of the can the valve is slightly raised from thevalve-seat by screwing up the valve-screw, the large opening B servingboth as an exit for the liquid and to admit air to the can.

I claim- 1. The filling and pouring nozzle comprising the followingparts or elements: the flaring cup or funnel B, having bottom rim, b,furnished with upturned flange 12', large central opening, B, valve-seatpacking or gasket O,

exterior inturned shoulder, b, screw-threaded.

upper rim, b spout E, countersunk. cap or cover D, having screw-threadedvertical wall d, and outwardly and downwardly projecting flange or rolld, overhanging said screwthreads, said cap having an upwardly-curvedcentral portion forming a recess, a on its under side, threaded nut D,valve-screw F, having thumb-piece f andheadf, upper valveplate, G,having recess 9, intermediate stiffening-disk, g and lower valve-plate,G, having rim 9 and inturned flange g", overlapping said upper plate, G,substantially as specified.

2. The combination, in a filling and pouring nozzle, of cup or funnel B,having screwthreaded upper rim, 22 with countersunk cap or cover D,having screw-threaded rim or wall d, and outwardly and downwardlyprojecting flange or roll 01, overhanging said screwthreads to protectthe same and afibrd an enlarged and projecting hand-hold, substantiallyas specified.

3. The combination, in a filling and pouring nozzle, of a cup or funnel,B, having a flat bottom rim, b, furnished with an upturned flange, b,surrounding the central opening, 13, with a valve-seat packing orgasket, 0, said cup or funnel having an inwardly-projecting shoulder,22, near its base to secure said gasket in place, substantially asspecified.

4. In a filling and pouring nozzle, the combination, with a valve-screw,F, having head f, of upper valve-plate, G, having recess or socket. g,and lower valve-plate, G, having rim 9 and inturned flangegfloverlapping said plate G, substantially as specified.

5. In a filling and pouring nozzle, the combination, with a valve screw,F, having head f, of upper valveplate, G, having recess or socket g, andlower valve-plate, G, having rim and inturnedzflange g overlapping saidplate G, and intermediate stiHening-disk, 9 substantially as specified.

6. The filling and pouring nozzle consisting of a cup or funnel, B,bottom rim, 12, valveseat packing O, spout E, countersunk cap D, havingvertical rim (1, and outwardly and downwardly projecting flange or roll(1, nut D, valve-screw F, having thumb-piece f and head f, andvalve-plates G andG, said plate G having a flange overlapping said plateG, substantially as specified.

' EDWIN NORTON. Witnesses:

S. WV. NORTON, O. R. SWIFT.

